II. Language

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The courses try to get young people to feel _______ in applying new skills in order to live independently.

1. sure
2. confident
3. excited
4. interesting

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Teens should have the ability to _______ loneliness.

1. deal
2. cope with
3. set up
4. look after

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General _______ skills are part of being independent and responsible.

1. house
2. housekeeper
3. housekeeping
4. housemaid

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During our courses, you write an independent living plan to meet individual needs, such as _______, meal planning, and financial management.

1. self-esteem
2. self-examination
3. self-fulfilment
4. self-expression

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Parents can teach their teen to _______ to achieve positive outcomes.

1. affect
2. succeed
3. encourage
4. strive

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Effective _______ skills help you break each project down into the achievable tasks.

1. time-keeping
2. time-consuming
3. time-management
4. time-line

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When teens learn how to use their time _______, they not only get more tasks accomplished, but they also feel good about themselves and their abilities.

1. wise
2. wisely
3. wisdom
4. wisewoman

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She had been fiercely               towards him as a teenager.

1. protect
2. protected
3. protection
4. protective

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The teacher wants the children to feel               about asking questions when they don't understand.

1. confident
2. confidence
3. confidently
4. confided

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The             by the management committee will affect everyone in the company.

1. decide
2. decisive
3. decisions
4. decisively

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Teenagers today drink too much beer and wine. Many have a serious problem with __________.

1. relationships
2. relatives
3. relate
4. relational

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Many adolescents suffer ___________from the other members of the group.

1. colleague pressure
2. peer pressure
3. family pressure
4. social pressure

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If they want more freedom, they need to show that they can handle more ___________.

1. jobs
2. dependence
3. responsibility
4. study

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There is sometimes conflict because parents don't _____________their children.

1. obey
2. suspect
3. listen
4. trust

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Teenagers gain their _______________by proving to be responsible.

1. independence
2. independent
3. dependent
4. dependence

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Parents should learn how to teach their children personal ______.

1. time – management
2. time – consuming
3. timeline
4. timekeeping

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_____ independence thinking skills at an early age will help your children build confidence and self-esteem.

1. Enquiring
2. Inquiring
3. Acquiring
4. Requiring

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It is important for children to leam self-sufficiency, develop high self-esteem and be _____ from early on in life.

1. motivated
2. motivation
3. motive
4. motivating

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Independent learners become ______ adults who have faith in their abilities to succeed, achieve and overcome challenges.

1. confident
2. over-confident
3. confidential
4. confidence

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Parents and teachers play a _______ role in helping children become independent.

1. final
2. quick
3. determined
4. decisive